Added an Owners page for Wayne Fields. Check it out. The car looks awesome!
https://makoshark2.com/owners/wayne-fields
I wonder why there aren't any indents in the hood?
Wayne Fields Owner Page
Started by djunod · Sat 2003-01-04 (23 years ago) · in Mako/Maco Replicas
243views
The owner of that one burgundy mako with the "motion manta style tail"
Told me that the Early Silva cars didn't have hood dips,
I think they are just filled in, If I could do it without it showing anyone could....
Cheers, T.
I looked underneath and it didn't look to be filled in... I didn't look that close and there wasn't a lot of light under there either. The hinges mechanism was simplistic with no way of holding the hood up. I haven't seen any Silva or Motion pictures of Macos that didn't have the dips. I think they were filled in by who ever built the individual cars.
Are you saying you filled your "dips" in?
I plan on making the slotted grills for mine, same for the hood scoop, when I get my mill this month. I'm going to make them out of aluminum, the same style as my '68 Camaro SS hood inserts.
David
Take that back... here's a Silva Maco that doesn't have them. It also has a different front grill area... and a wild hood graphic.
David
Wayne sent me this picture... says it looks like it was manufactured without the dips.
Come on rockcrusher67, you can post too :) Just hit the "reply" link. To include a picture in a reply, click on the "Click here to choose your file"... make sure that you select JPEG as the type of file.
David
OK let see if this works. I can use all the info i can get on these cars. By the way for the 40K i will get the air blowing cold WAYNE
rockcrusher67
No way David I would never fill in my dips ,
It's not that I don't like the cars without them I do, but the three ways we've seen it... with, without, and the ridges oh and the forth way that yellow overseas one that has Opel GT looking ones, each on has a different look to me....I just wanna jazz mine up a bit.
I can't wait to see what you make on that mill maybe you could be talked into making a set for sale...
That silver show car could have been customized after it came out of the mold too much is different about it for me to judge it, once again a one of a kind. I kind of like the grille headlamp treatment, but I'm a hoodscoop fan vettes need scoops.
Did you ever see Steves Z-28 scoop on his mako it looked pretty good.
:+
If I removed the dips from any mako then did little more than prep and painted it coated it or what ever It would look the same as that under hood pic you showed, I'm not saying Silvas first few cars didn't have dips I'm simply saying I believe they were filled in after the fact. 'Glass is a magic stuff to work with.
What ever happened to that high dollar mako for sale like a year or so back, I never got to see it but heard it had all kinds of weird and wonderful background.
I heard it's paint was dark on bottom light on top.
Cheers, T.
There is something else odd about this body. Have you guys seen the 67 back up lights before? THANKS WAYNE
rockcrusher67
Sun 2003-01-05 (23 years ago)
· edited by djunod
No, I hadn't seen that before. Yours was the first I've seen without a license plate holder as well.
Here's a set of those lens' for sale on e-bay.
David
Like i told you i think this car was built for display. WAYNE
rockcrusher67
Tyla wrote: The owner of that one burgundy mako with the "motion manta style tail" Told me that the Early Silva cars didn't have hood dips, I think they are just filled in, If I could do it without it showing anyone could.... Cheers, T.
Updated Wayne's page with pictures that he sent of his new wheels.
Looks GREAT!
David
djunod wrote: I looked underneath and it didn't look to be filled in... I didn't look that close and there wasn't a lot of light under there either. The hinges mechanism was simplistic with no way of holding the hood up. I haven't seen any Silva or Motion pictures of Macos that didn't have the dips. I think th …
Thanks David you are doing a great job with this site . Even if you do talk to yourself alot. WAYNE
rockcrusher67
djunod wrote: Take that back... here's a Silva Maco that doesn't have them. It also has a different front grill area... and a wild hood graphic.
Thanks! Keep the pictures coming. It's good to see somebody making progress on their car.
Hopefully I can make some progress on my car this year. I look at it every day (I smoke in the garage) and dust it off about once a week.
David
djunod wrote: Wayne sent me this picture... says it looks like it was manufactured without the dips.
Come on rockcrusher67, you can post too :) Just hit the "reply" link. To include a picture in a reply, click on the "Click here to choose your file"... make sure that you select JPEG as the type of file.
I will get you some pics of the Mako conv soon, it is not quite ready to have its beauty struck just yet. Smoke less work more. WAYNE
rockcrusher67
rockcrusher67 wrote: OK let see if this works. I can use all the info i can get on these cars. By the way for the 40K i will get the air blowing cold WAYNE
The smoke is a break from my real work...
Don't make the mistake that I frequently make, where I don't take enough "before" pictures. Make sure you take plenty of pictures of the convertable before you start work on it, so that you can show, yourself & others, what has been done.
David
djunod wrote: Welcome!
See, it wasn't that painful :D
Just kidding about the smokes it takes a lot of smokes to get a car built. I usually start my before pictures when i get them in primer at least. Dont like to show too big of a mess. WAYNE
rockcrusher67
Tyla wrote: No way David I would never fill in my dips , It's not that I don't like the cars without them I do, but the three ways we've seen it... with, without, and the ridges oh and the forth way that yellow overseas one that has Opel GT looking ones, each on has a different look to me....I just wanna jazz …
I finally have gotten the conv MAKO home. There sure is a lot of difference in the front end on this car and the front end on my coupe. The front end on my coupe weighs pretty close twice as much as the conv.{the conv front end only weighs about 100 lbs.}These are the only 2 i have put my hands on can you guys help with info? WAYNE
rockcrusher67
rockcrusher67 wrote: There is something else odd about this body. Have you guys seen the 67 back up lights before? THANKS WAYNE
I'll help you if I can. What do you need to know?
Your best bet is to talk to Harry. He had a drop top shark.
"Randy"
djunod wrote: No, I hadn't seen that before. Yours was the first I've seen without a license plate holder as well.
Here's a set of those lens' for sale on e-bay.
Have you had your front end off? if so about what does it weigh 100lb or 200lb ? Do you happen to have any info on the Shark from Cooperstown NY ?
rockcrusher67
Sign in to reply.